Perth

New face-tracking technology is being installed by the City of Perth to increase security and help authorities respond to incidents. If a trial in East Perth is successful, the technology could be rolled out across the city's entire camera network.

Between 1908 and 1919, more than 800 Aboriginal men, women and children were removed from their homelands and taken to 'lock hospitals' on Bernier and Dorre Islands, off Western Australia, under the guise of treatment for venereal diseases. Many never returned home.

A teenager who was killed when she lost control of her car on a dirt road south of Perth, in a crash that also injured two teenage passengers, had only had her P-plates for a matter of hours, WA Police confirm.

The prospect of a day-night Test, greater ties to Indigenous culture and better use of technology could put the Perth Stadium up there with the likes of the MCG, but cricket powerbrokers must get on board to make it work, writes Clint Thomas.

Roia Atmar was holding her baby daughter when her husband attacked. She now works to help other families get to the light at the end of a violent tunnel, but warns Christmas is one of her busiest times of the year.

After an almost 10-month drought and a steady flow of crises, Australia has a cleansing Test win in Perth. For Tim Paine and his team, it could be the start of the journey back into the hearts of the nation.

WA Transport Minister Rita Saffioti confirms Perth's new $1.8 billion airport tunnel will not be finished until the second half of 2021 after a water leak temporarily halted the project, causing a sinkhole to open up.

State prosecutors reveal material they say was written or downloaded by alleged Claremont serial killer Bradley Robert Edwards will form a key part of their case against him, as a trial is set down to start next July.

The ICC's decision to allow broadcasters the option of leaving the microphones on throughout play provides viewers with some memorable exchanges, helping bring viewers closer to the heart of the action.

Mass protests of the scale held during the Vietnam War are just around the corner for people concerned about climate change, environmentalists have warned, as a growing number of activists turn their attention to those who fund fossil fuel industries.

The game in the balance, Nathan Lyon won a crucial battle with the best batsman in the world, Virat Kohli — but how he set the trap was the clearest sign yet of just how special Australia's spinner is, writes Dean Bilton.